The owner and the top on-site administrators of two long-term care facilities for disabled and mentally ill adults in Hampton and Williamsburg, Virginia (VA), have had had their state licenses to provide health care suspended. The Virginian-Pilot is reporting that residents and patients at Ashwood Assisted Living and Madison Retirement Center suffered from abuse and…
Overmedicating nursing home residents can cause serious side effects.
When the difficult decision is made for an elderly loved one to be placed in a nursing home, most people expect the nursing home to be adequately staffed so the residents are properly treated. Unfortunately, there is no law on the books making sure this belief is a reality. Surprisingly, Virginia has no mandated staff-to-resident…
The family of the nursing home patient may have grounds to pursue a nursing home neglect claim against the facility.
Prior to being admitted, she was active and relatively healthy. After moving into the nursing home, according to the complaint, her health “rapidly declined”.